Viet Nam gained nearly $2.2 billion from exporting farm, seafood and forest products in January, posting a year-on-year rise of 39.7%, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The country shipped abroad 191,000 tons of coffee worth $387 million in January, seeing respective surges of 70.6% and 70.7%in volume and value. Its biggest coffee importers are still the US and Germany.

Viet Nam’s 5,000 tons of pepper were also exported to other countries, mainly to the US, Germany and the UAE, valuing $40 million in total, up 54.2% and 65.1% respectively.

In the first month of 2013, Viet Nam exported 10,000 tons of tea worth $16 million, up 10.2% and 16.4%; 14,000 tons of cashew nuts worth $88 million, up 47% and 17.9%; and 312,000 tons of cassava and cassava products worth $131 million, up 26.9% and 71.6%.

The country made wood and woodwork export turnovers of $425 million, up 47.3%, and seafood export turnovers of $376 million, up 3.5%.